The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-21
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Mr. ALBERT SULLY, the railway magnate, is
not only rich but generous He gave his favor
tie niece a check for $50, 900 when she was grad
uated from school the other day. 1t gem
uine. happy commencement day for her.
A DAILY circulation of million before the
year is out is prophesied for the Petit Journal
Of Paris The little Journal was enlarged on
Feb. 1, and now runs three teuilletons, which
are the real causes of its enormous circulation.
THE Londoners are much interested IN Blaine
but are sorely troubled to know how to speak
to him in conversation They know him to be
a distinguished man. and are averse to calling
him plain Mister" Most of them call him
"Sir James Blaine"
Mr.. ROBERT j. BURDETTE will spend the sum-
mer at Robins Nest the pretty cottage home
which he has recently built at Bryn Mawr Be-
sides his regular work on the Brooklyn Eagle
the only paper with which he is now connected
he is engaged on a volume of newspaper sketches
to be published during the coming winter.
SECRETARY WIcHMANN, of the Prussian Reich
stag, appears to be unusually absent-minded
even for German. The other day during the
roll-call he read his own name and not hearing
an answer, repeated it in loud and distinct
tone Not until the laughter of the members
awoke him from his reverie did he become
aware of his mistake.
BANCROFT, the historian is now busy at work
on a history of the Polk administration, during
which he Secretary of the Navy. He las
not reached that point in his history Of the
United States, but for personal reasons. and
particularly because he does not think Polk has
had justice done him by other historians he will
pay particular attention to that era.
GENERAL SHERMAN, in his West Point speech
to the recent graduates, said: There is an old
saying that knowledge is power This is not
true. Action is power, and when guided by
knowledge produces the largest measure Of re-
suits. have encountered men who knew moro
of the science of war than Grant, Meade or Han
cock whom / would not have intrusted with
picket guard"
FRED DOUGLASS recently said in Paris: 81
have travelled through most of the countries of
Europe, and whenever am in the cars, in the
theaters in the bathrooms, anywhere in fact,
find that am treated always with courtesy and
not rarely with distinguished consideration. As
far as can see q man is judged over here with
out any regard to the color of his hair or his
eyes or his skim
AMONG the visitors at the Vassar College COM
mencement was graduate who has made &c.
600 in unique manner Upon her graduation
she was promised by her father dollar for ev-
ery cent she earned by working at anything
She accepted the offer. and entering a factory.
where she obtained Sc a week, kept on working
until her father had paid her $40, 600 and broke
the contract because his little joke was becom
ing too costly
CHANpos FULTON. ono OF tho directors of the
Lotos Club, ordered and paid for his own coffin
several years ago. and keeps it in his room, not
as a rnemento mort, but q closet for choice
liquors and cigars. It is open on Sundays
the excise law OF the corporation counsel does
not apply to collins. Ir. Fulton was once SO
very i'll that the doctors in Charles OCon-
or's case, declared that he must die. and the
coffin was made and scnt TO tho house. When